His Majesty's Dragons

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:16 pm

Charon wrote:Pfft. It was just a several hundred pound bomb to the shoulder. Pussy.

Well, Veritas wanted to catch up on his reading anyway. And go cow-tipping.

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:44 pm

Post edited due to misreading Havoc.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:26 am

Ok, I'm ignorant here, since I haven't read the books.

What's a Stuka, and what's so special about them, apart from them being German goth dragons?

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:26 pm

rhoenix wrote:Ok, I'm ignorant here, since I haven't read the books.

What's a Stuka, and what's so special about them, apart from them being German goth dragons?

They aren't in the books. They are Havoc's own creation.

What's special about them? The Inbreeding needed to create them has left them with several nasty traits. The sight/scent of the Stukas seem to be enough to make other dragons, even Jotuns, uneasy around them. Jebediah is going to put it quite bluntly: "Tha' one's jis' plain --wrong--."

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:36 pm

LadyTevar wrote:What's special about them? The Inbreeding needed to create them has left them with several nasty traits. The sight/scent of the Stukas seem to be enough to make other dragons, even Jotuns, uneasy around them. Jebediah is going to put it quite bluntly: "Tha' one's jis' plain --wrong--."

Ah, thank you Tev.

...But isn't "stuka" also Russian for "bitch?"

Methinks Veritas would have some fun with that one.

General Havoc · Post by **General Havoc** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:55 pm

Stuka is German for "gull", I believe. I'm sure the Russians had their own names.

Rhoenix, check the first page of this OOC thread. Stukas are listed there as one of the German breeds. The reason they've yet to make an appearance is that nobody knows a damn thing about them, as they're employed solely by the SS. They are exceedingly bad news.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:58 pm

I think even Veritas would not make jokes at these dragons, unless you were miles and miles away, and then only in whispers.

Havoc may correct me if I'm wrong, but I see the Stuka as just that little bit off. Their color is too flat, their scent too bittersweet, their bodies just a little asymetrical, their voices have disconserting harmonics, their eyes a little too dead.

None of these are things that stand out on their own, or may even be noticed conciously by dragon or human. But together, like the elves of legend, all these things scream to the primitive hind-brains of dragon and human alike of WRONGNESS.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:09 pm

General Havoc wrote:Rhoenix, check the first page of this OOC thread. Stukas are listed there as one of the German breeds. The reason they've yet to make an appearance is that nobody knows a damn thing about them, as they're employed solely by the SS. They are exceedingly bad news.

Ah, thank you for the pointer.

Still though, if Veritas or Captain Braithwaite hear the breed's name, I don't think they could keep a straight face.

EDIT: Though I may concede that jokes probably would not be told in a Stuka's presence.

General Havoc · Post by **General Havoc** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:34 pm

That is... by and large correct, Tev, something on the edge of perception regarding the Stuka that simply screams "WRONG" to anyone, dragon or human, that sees them, save their handlers of course who are all SS to begin with.

And you're free to laugh at the Stukas if you want or not, but be prepared for the result :D.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:43 pm

General Havoc wrote:And you're free to laugh at the Stukas if you want or not, but be prepared for the result :D.

Don't worry, this won't happen until he's all healed.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:38 pm

Ah, and before I forget. The Russian translation into the English alphabet of "bitch" isn't "Stuka," but "suka."

Still, close enough for Veritas to "accidentally" confuse the two.

General Havoc · Post by **General Havoc** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:15 pm

I would wager that this joke was made many times in WWII.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:35 pm

General Havoc wrote:I would wager that this joke was made many times in WWII.

That depends entirely on how friendly Russia is with other countries at this point in time, I would say. I don't know for sure about this universe's continuity, as I haven't read any of the books.

But as an anecdotal example, I never heard it until a friend of mine, whose parents emigrated from Russia, said it.

However, I grant that someone in another country with greater contact with the Russian language would likely hear all the juicy swear words first.

General Havoc · Post by **General Havoc** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:58 pm

Forgive me, I was referring to the historical WWII, not our version thereof.

For those who don't know, the Stuka was the German name for the Ju-87 Dive bomber, one of the most iconic weapons of WWII. It is from that plane that I derived the name of the SS breed of dragons.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:39 am

What Thomas and Hermeticus don't know yet is that Englishmen don't have the hangups Americans do over negros.

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:54 am

LadyTevar wrote:What Thomas and Hermeticus don't know yet is that Englishmen don't have the hangups Americans do over negros.

What on Earth makes you think 1940s Brits weren't racist (in general)? They were. They just aren't Southerners.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:09 am

Cynical Cat wrote:
LadyTevar wrote:What Thomas and Hermeticus don't know yet is that Englishmen don't have the hangups Americans do over negros.
What on Earth makes you think 1940s Brits weren't racist (in general)? They were. They just aren't Southerners.

Thus they don't have the HangUps the Southerners did.

General Havoc · Post by **General Havoc** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:56 pm

Cyncat, forgive me if I've mis-interpreted your IC post, but Hermecritus is not a lightweight. He's a Light-Heavyweight, same as Frostfell, albeit of slightly more uncertain pedigree. You two both weigh about the same amount, though Frostfell is slightly bigger (specifically longer).

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:01 pm

My intent is not to be pestilent, but Havoc - would Veritas be almost done with the vet by now? Or will this be quite a bit longer?

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:55 pm

General Havoc wrote:Cyncat, forgive me if I've mis-interpreted your IC post, but Hermecritus is not a lightweight. He's a Light-Heavyweight, same as Frostfell, albeit of slightly more uncertain pedigree. You two both weigh about the same amount, though Frostfell is slightly bigger (specifically longer).

Sorry. The wingblades comment through me.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:59 pm

The Wingblades comment was to Kunja, I thought.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:19 pm

Book 5: Victory Of Eagles has been released.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:41 pm

In the time it took for you to read this message, Veritas almost ate a medic.

General Havoc · Post by **General Havoc** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:51 pm

Forgive my quiet in this thread recently. I have been laid low by death-illnesses of various sorts, and am presently trying to consume a bowl of chicken soup broth and keep it down... this time. I will post whenever I can.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:54 pm

General Havoc wrote:Forgive my quiet in this thread recently. I have been laid low by death-illnesses of various sorts, and am presently trying to consume a bowl of chicken soup broth and keep it down... this time. I will post whenever I can.

No worries, man. Just worry about getting well.

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